13 Alcholic Drinks You Forgot You Loved

Now that we're all grown adult women and men (almost), we've probably figured out what we most love to sip. For me, it's a nice Pinot Noir, good Bourbon, or a Ramos Gin Fizz in the summertime when I'm feelin' fancy. But reach waaaaaaaay way back into that very refined, spirit-loving brain of yours to a time when you had no stinkin' clue how to drink. Remember those days we'd all like to forget when you'd just sneak a bunch of liquids that were basically the same color and mix 'em up in a water bottle? Thank God those days are gone. And thank God we've actually discovered the beauty of fun adult drinks, froze, and the beautiful thing that is bottomless brunch. But for old time's sake, here are 13 drinks you forgot you loved (or loved to hate).

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1
Boone's Farm

Specifically, the Strawberry Hill flavor. It probably still tastes like flat Cherry Sprite with some unknown booze spike to it, but hey — it's basically nostalgia in a bottle.

2
Smirnoff Ice

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Reach waaaay way back in your mind to the days when you drank Smirnoff Ice unironically. We're talking pre-"icing" days, when Smirnoff Ice sounded like a nice choice for a balmy afternoon. To this day, it's hard to tell if you were actually drunk, or just sugar-wasted.

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I've got 99 problems, and back before I knew what I was doing with alcohol, they were all bananas. Picture banana pudding shots, boozy bananas floats, and a whole bunch of other drinks that now make it impossible to enjoy banana-flavored anything.

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4
Rumple Minze

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In a perfect, cozy little winter world, you might've enjoyed a nib of Minze in a spot of hot cocoa. In actual/party world, someone was pouring it down your throat, along with chocolate syrup and a blob of whipped cream in the name of a Peppermint Patty Shot. Happy holidaze.

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5
Peach Schnapps

Blame it on the tiki drink craze of the '70s and '80s, but it seems like every suburban wet bar had Peach Schnapps in it. So much so that drinking smuggled Peach Schnapps was almost like a rite of passage. No? Just me? Okay…

8
Natural Light

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The cheapest of the cheap, nothing says college like a 30-rack of terrible trash can beer — aka Natty Light. Did anyone actually enjoy this beer? Nope. Did that actually matter? Not at all. And for those out there saying, "no, not true, I loved it," there's this.

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9
Charles Shaw

Is it just me, or did the appearance of Charles Shaw somehow class up each and every college and post-grad dinner party? Never mind that you were drinking it out of mason jars and eating off paper plates … the $2 bottle of Pinot Noir made you a grade-A ADULT.